- Three Tankers Reportedly Attacked by Drones in Black Sea, Shipping Agency Says
Source: US News & World Report
“Drone attacks were reported on three tankers in the Black Sea on Thursday near Turkey’s northern coast, shipping agency Tribeca said. … Coastal safety boats were sent to the scene for assistance and all crew members in the tankers were reported in good condition, the agency said. Moscow and Kyiv have frequently attacked one another’s ports and tankers since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago. Neither country immediately claimed responsibility for the new reported attack.” (05/28/26)
- Palestine: Israeli forces murder at least ten, including four children in Gaza attack
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“An Israeli air raid in northern Gaza has killed at least 10 people, including four children, health officials said, as Israel continues with its near-daily attacks despite a nominal ‘ceasefire’ being in place. More than 20 others were injured in the attack on a residential building in Gaza City late on Wednesday, officials said. … The air raid came hours after dozens of Palestinians attended the funeral of Mohammad Odeh, the head of Hamas’s armed wing, who was killed in an Israeli attack on Tuesday, as Israel continues its campaign to eliminate what remains of the group’s senior leadership. Odeh’s wife and son were also killed in the attack in Gaza City.” (05/28/26)
- Top NJ and NY prosecutors announce investigation of World Cup ticket prices
Source: Politico
“The top prosecutors of New Jersey and New York announced Wednesday they’ve launched an investigation into FIFA’s ticket selling practices in the latest escalation of tensions between soccer’s international governing body and the governments of the region that will host the World Cup. New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and New York State Attorney General Letitia James in a rare joint press release said they plan to probe ‘a range of issues that have arisen with FIFA’s ticketing process,’ including dynamic pricing that’s driven the cost of the most in-demand tickets to five figures. The attorneys general said they issued subpoenas to FIFA for details about their ticketing practices.” (05/27/26)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/27/nj-ny-world-cup-ticket-price-investigation-00937921
- The Bank Doesn’t Own Your House (Neither Does the Government)
Source: EconLog
by Jon Murphy“There’s a common trope among people who have collateralized debt that, until the debt is cleared, they never truly own their property. For example, the bank holds the mortgage, and if mortgage payments aren’t made, the bank can seize the house. The trope says that the ‘pay to stay’ nature of the loan means the bank truly owns the house, not the person who purchased it using their mortgage. Despite how common this trope is, it is incorrect. It fundamentally misunderstands the legal nature of ownership.” (05/28/26)
https://www.econlib.org/econlog/the-bank-doesnt-own-your-house
- Trump saw right through Cornyn, Cassidy’s selective loyalty
Source: USA Today
by Dace Potas“Republicans who have tried to walk a careful line with President Donald Trump are having a rough stretch in primary season. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy and Texas Sen. John Cornyn both lost to Trump-backed challengers despite years of attempting, in different ways, to accommodate the president politically. But accommodation is rarely enough with Trump. Republican senators hoping selective loyalty will protect them should pay attention to what happened to Cassidy and Cornyn: If Trump decides you are insufficiently loyal, you are replaceable no matter how often you vote with him. Republican senators deciding whether and when to break with Trump should take that lesson seriously. The time to do it is when you still hold power, not once you’ve become a lame duck. The former requires courage. The latter does not.” (05/28/26)
- The Future of Bitcoin Mining Is Bigger Than Bitcoin
Source: Bitcoin.com
by Wolfie Zhao“The companies that once competed primarily on mining outcomes are increasingly being judged by a broader set of capabilities: infrastructure control, power access, cooling capacity and the ability to serve demand beyond Bitcoin alone. In other words, Bitcoin mining is evolving from a pure commodity hash business into a broader energy-backed compute infrastructure industry.” (05/28/26)
https://news.bitcoin.com/the-future-of-bitcoin-mining-is-bigger-than-bitcoin/
- The Unbundling of Legal Education
Source: Law & Liberty
by John O McGinnis“AI will not kill the legal profession, but it will impact what clients buy and what law schools need to teach.” (05/28/26)
- Defenders of Classical Liberalism Are the Real Revolutionaries
Source: The Daily Economy
by Adam A Millsap“The ideas that transformed the world — free trade, limited government, and individual liberty — are now treated as relics rather than the radical achievements they truly are.” (05/28/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/defenders-of-classical-liberalism-are-the-real-revolutionaries/
- The Age of Abundance: Rethinking Wealth in the Age of AI
Source: The Jolly Libertarian
by Marco den Ouden“Recently I read Ray Kurzweil’s book The Singularity is Nearer, a look at artificial intelligence and what it holds for the future. Kurzweil is very optimistic about AI and believes it will usher in an era of untold wealth and prosperity. Moreover, he believes the exponential growth of AI power will lead to revolutionary advances in medicine and the extension of human life expectancy to 120 and beyond. Not in the far distant future but within the next twenty to forty years. Older folks like me may or may not live long enough to benefit, but our children and grandchildren surely might.” (05/27/26)
https://jollylibertarian.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-age-of-abundance-rethinking-wealth.html
- Interstate Migration, Not Congress, Makes Housing Affordable
Source: Independent Institute
by Benjamin Powell“The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are negotiating a new housing bill as Americans have become increasingly concerned with affordability. Unfortunately, any federal housing bill would do little to make housing more affordable and could even worsen the situation.” (05/27/26)
- The Troubling Persistence of Luddism
Source: Pierre Lemieux
by Pierre Lemieux“It was an error three centuries ago. Knowledge of the workings of society has progressed, but some did not get the memo.” (05/27/26)
https://pierrelemieux.substack.com/p/the-troubling-persistence-of-luddism
- Trump’s Trade War Caused a $15 Billion Decline in U.S. Farm Sales to China
Source: Reason
by Ari Shtein“When President Donald Trump announced broad and arbitrary import taxes last April — tariffs that the Supreme Court would later determine were illegal — he said they would uplift domestic producers, even though many economists predicted the opposite. More than a year later, Americans can safely say that the economists were right. Trump’s tariffs have not only failed in their central aim — to bring manufacturing jobs back to America — they’ve also hurt Americans across a range of economic sectors, including agriculture. That’s the latest analysis from the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Agricultural Trade Monitor, which recently found that between March 2025 and February 2026, annualized U.S. agricultural exports to China dropped by nearly $15 billion. This is almost $5 billion more in lost trade to China than what American farmers saw during the first Trump administration.” (05/27/26)
- The Permanent War Government: Who’s Really Calling the Shots in Washington?
Source: Rutherford Institute
by John & Nisha Whitehead“Who is actually running the government? That is no longer a rhetorical question. As America’s war with Iran lurches from escalation to ceasefire to renewed threats of military force, Americans are being asked to trust that someone, somewhere, knows what they are doing. But who? The president who boasts one moment of imminent peace and threatens the next to ‘“finish the job?’ The Pentagon officials who insist the war is going according to plan? The vice president who has reportedly questioned whether the Defense Department is giving the president the full picture? The intelligence agencies, defense contractors, war planners, foreign allies, billionaire donors, political handlers and unelected power brokers who operate behind the curtain? This is the constitutional crisis hiding in plain sight.” (05/27/26)
- Cato Podcast, 05/28/26
Source: Cato Institute
“Louisiana v. Callais and the Future of the Voting Rights Act.” (05/28/26)
https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/louisiana-v-callais-future-voting-rights-act
- Loot and Lobby, 05/28/26
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
“America’s Old Republic Disappeared a Long Time Ago.” (05/28/26)
https://mises.org/podcasts/loot-and-lobby/americas-old-republic-disappeared-long-time-ago
- The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent, 05/28/26
Source: The New Republic
“Trump Blurts Out Surprise Admission about Midterms as GOP Panic Erupts.” (05/28/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/211018/trump-blurts-surprise-admission-midterms-gop-panic-erupts
- Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock, 05/28/26
Source: Freedom’s Phoenix
“Jay Noone (Man Camp; Local Silver Mint) on the upcoming Man Camp at Porcfest 2026. Porcfest will not be held at Roger’s Campground, but rather in locations all over New Hampshire from June 21-28, 2026.” (05/28/26)
- Kibbe on Liberty, episode 388
Source: Free the People
“Economists Have to Keep Teaching the Same Lessons | Guests: James Harrigan & Antony Davies.” (05/27/26)
- Instant Grace, episode 51
Source: Gracearchy with Jim Babka
“Tom Massie: The Good News No One Else Has.” (05/27/26)
- The Climate Realism Show, episode 203
Source: Heartland Institute
“They Want to Dim the Sun to Save the Eart.” (05/27/26)
- Year Zero with Tommy Salmons, 05/27/26
Source: Libertarian Institute
“The Serenity of Christ and the Horrors of War w/Dave DeCamp.” (05/27/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/blog/the-serenity-of-christ-and-the-horrors-of-war-w-dave-decamp
- The Science of Politics, 05/27/26
Source: Niskanen Center
“Are the Courts contributing to democratic backsliding?” (05/27/26)
https://www.niskanencenter.org/are-the-courts-contributing-to-democratic-backsliding
- Anarcho Agenda, episode 148
Source: Anarcho Agenda
“Racism and libertarianism are incompatible. On this episode of Anarcho Agenda, I explain why racial collectivism violates the foundational principles of individualism, voluntaryism, and the Non-Aggression Principle.” (05/27/26)
https://anarchoagenda.libsyn.com/anarcho-agenda-ep-148-2026-05-27